The Frog Prince
In
old
times
when
wishing
still
helped
one
,
there
lived
a
king
whose
daughters
were
all
beautiful
,
but
the
youngest
was
so
beautiful
that
the
sun
itself
,
which
has
seen
so
much
,
was
astonished
whenever
it
shone
in
her
face
.
Close
by
the
King
's
castle
lay
a
great
dark
forest
,
and
under
an
old
lime-tree
in
the
forest
was
a
well
,
and
when
the
day
was
very
warm
,
the
King
's
child
went
out
into
the
forest
and
sat
down
by
the
side
of
the
cool
fountain
,
and
when
she
was
dull
she
took
a
golden
ball
,
and
threw
it
up
on
high
and
caught
it
,
and
this
ball
was
her
favorite
plaything
.
Now
it
so
happened
that
on
one
occasion
the
princess
's
golden
ball
did
not
fall
into
the
little
hand
which
she
was
holding
up
for
it
,
but
on
to
the
ground
beyond
,
and
rolled
straight
into
the
water
.
The
King
's
daughter
followed
it
with
her
eyes
,
but
it
vanished
,
and
the
well
was
deep
,
so
deep
that
the
bottom
could
not
be
seen
.
On
this
she
began
to
cry
,
and
cried
louder
and
louder
,
and
could
not
be
comforted
.
And
as
she
thus
lamented
some
one
said
to
her
,
"
What
ails
thee
,
King
's
daughter
?
Thou
weepest
so
that
even
a
stone
would
show
pity
.
"
She
looked
round
to
the
side
from
whence
the
voice
came
,
and
saw
a
frog
stretching
forth
its
thick
,
ugly
head
from
the
water
.
"
Ah
!
old
water-splasher
,
is
it
thou
?
"
said
she
;
"
I
am
weeping
for
my
golden
ball
,
which
has
fallen
into
the
well
.
"
"
Be
quiet
,
and
do
not
weep
,
"
answered
the
frog
,
"
I
can
help
thee
,
but
what
wilt
thou
give
me
if
I
bring
thy
plaything
up
again
?
"
"
Whatever
thou
wilt
have
,
dear
frog
,
"
said
she
--
-
"
My
clothes
,
my
pearls
and
jewels
,
and
even
the
golden
crown
which
I
am
wearing
.
"
The
frog
answered
,
"
I
do
not
care
for
thy
clothes
,
thy
pearls
and
jewels
,
or
thy
golden
crown
,
but
if
thou
wilt
love
me
and
let
me
be
thy
companion
and
play-fellow
,
and
sit
by
thee
at
thy
little
table
,
and
eat
off
thy
little
golden
plate
,
and
drink
out
of
thy
little
cup
,
and
sleep
in
thy
little
bed
--
if
thou
wilt
promise
me
this
I
will
go
down
below
,
and
bring
thee
thy
golden
ball
up
again
.
"
"
Oh
yes
,
"
said
she
,
"
I
promise
thee
all
thou
wishest
,
if
thou
wilt
but
bring
me
my
ball
back
again
.
"
She
,
however
,
thought
,
"
How
the
silly
frog
does
talk
!
He
lives
in
the
water
with
the
other
frogs
,
and
croaks
,
and
can
be
no
companion
to
any
human
being
!
"
But
the
frog
when
he
had
received
this
promise
,
put
his
head
into
the
water
and
sank
down
,
and
in
a
short
while
came
swimmming
up
again
with
the
ball
in
his
mouth
,
and
threw
it
on
the
grass
.
The
King
's
daughter
was
delighted
to
see
her
pretty
plaything
once
more
,
and
picked
it
up
,
and
ran
away
with
it
.
"
Wait
,
wait
,
"
said
the
frog
.
"
Take
me
with
thee
.
I
ca
n't
run
as
thou
canst
.
"
But
what
did
it
avail
him
to
scream
his
croak
,
croak
,
after
her
,
as
loudly
as
he
could
?
She
did
not
listen
to
it
,
but
ran
home
and
soon
forgot
the
poor
frog
,
who
was
forced
to
go
back
into
his
well
again
.
The
next
day
when
she
had
seated
herself
at
table
with
the
King
and
all
the
courtiers
,
and
was
eating
from
her
little
golden
plate
,
something
came
creeping
splish
splash
,
splish
splash
,
up
the
marble
staircase
,
and
when
it
had
got
to
the
top
,
it
knocked
at
the
door
and
cried
,
"
Princess
,
youngest
princess
,
open
the
door
for
me
.
"
She
ran
to
see
who
was
outside
,
but
when
she
opened
the
door
,
there
sat
the
frog
in
front
of
it
.
Then
she
slammed
the
door
to
,
in
great
haste
,
sat
down
to
dinner
again
,
and
was
quite
frightened
.
The
King
saw
plainly
that
her
heart
was
beating
violently
,
and
said
,
"
My
child
,
what
art
thou
so
afraid
of
?
Is
there
perchance
a
giant
outside
who
wants
to
carry
thee
away
?
"
"
Ah
,
no
,
"
replied
she
.
"
It
is
no
giant
but
a
disgusting
frog
.
"
"
What
does
a
frog
want
with
thee
?
"
"
Ah
,
dear
father
,
yesterday
as
I
was
in
the
forest
sitting
by
the
well
,
playing
,
my
golden
ball
fell
into
the
water
.
And
because
I
cried
so
,
the
frog
brought
it
out
again
for
me
,
and
because
he
so
insisted
,
I
promised
him
he
should
be
my
companion
,
but
I
never
thought
he
would
be
able
to
come
out
of
his
water
!
And
now
he
is
outside
there
,
and
wants
to
come
in
to
me
.
"
In
the
meantime
it
knocked
a
second
time
,
and
cried
,
"
Princess
!
youngest
princess
!
